...greens...

So as I am typing this I feel like it is an instruction manual.  I mean I have nephews, I have been a teacher of small children, I even have many classes in undergrad that I learned about early childhood lifespan, but I feel a lot of that was taking care of other peoples children, not mine.  So now I am writing my own chapter of the parenting book, or I should correct it and say Jeremy and I are writing the chapter together.  The past two weeks have been cereal, cereal, cereal, rice and oatmeal.  Now it's time for the veggies.  Conflicting information I am finding though, fruit first? veggies first? will he like the veggies if you start with fruit? will he eat anything else if you give him fruit first?  I have one person saying applesauce first to get him used to eating, and then someone says no do sweet potatoes, no do pears because they are better for digestion.  Well I say pishaw!  We are doing veggies: greens, yellows, oranges.  THEN fruit light to dark.  The only hole I see in this logic is what is considered a "green veggie."  I have read peas, beans (both are legumes not necessarily a veggie.  When I think green I think Spinach, broccoli, kale, collards.  They will come but not right now I guess.

  So here he is happy as a clam with a face full of peas!  Day one down and so far a lot better then the cereal. I hope because these things actually taste like something and not just bland old cereal.

Here we grow again!

SO here we are in month four aren't we stinkin cute???  James is growing like a weed and we couldn't be happier.  This picture was taken last week in his new outfit from Uncle Dom and Aunt Carrie, fitting since I grew up in Maine and I love Lobster, let's hope my love of Lobster transfers to James!  Anyways the summer has been way hot and I feel bad for the little guy hangin out in just a diaper, not loving the heat, he wasn't eating very well for a spell.  I think it all had to do with the heat but still as a new parent I was concerned!  One concern was that he fit so nicely in 3 month clothes when he was only 2 months old and then at 4 months the 6 month clothes were way to big!  Is he not growing? What is going on?  Then he started fitting in them and the world is right again.  James is a happy baby and so easy going we couldn't be luckier.  He is back to his healthy appetite and at his 4 month checkup was given the okay to start solids!  Yay rice cereal! 

Which brings us to the next picture. Yup Rice face.  This was the first day on rice.  He was curious, he took the bite and then took another and another.  The first day he nearly finished the bowl! I was a tad surprised.  Then the next day a different story, but were persistent and he ate the rice for 5 days. Then came the Oatmeal cereal, woo doggies same thing, didn't love it, but ate it.  I think he is ready he is ready for some real food.  We are going with the Barley next and I am sure he is not going to like honestly because it's barley...who likes barley??  A confession that I must make is that he already has tried some veggies, and honestly didn't spit them out and in fact was a little happy when I gave it to him.  Good thing it will be on the menu soon.  Avocado!  Do I have a little primal dude on my hands?  Avocado! This is one of my FAVORITE foods!  I am hoping he will like anything we give him, but if he doesn't like some "odd" foods, I won't push the subject. As long as he tried different foods and doesn't whine when presented with something simple and easy I am okay.  I realize as a family we eat some strange foods that I didn't even eat as a kid so hopefully he will follow suit and just try them.  I know I was a good eater as a kid and I believe Jeremy was too and we were exposed to a wide variety of foods, and now our variety has been expanded even more!  Only time will tell and we will keep at it hopefully winning the battle as parents!


On a different note: sleep...Ferberizing starts next week, I realize its a controversial topic, but daddies gotta sleep and James gotta learn to sleep better! I'll post more on that as it unfolds...